Pterygosoma inermis (Tragardh, 1905) Hirst, 1926

Fajfer, Monika, 2020, A systematic revision of the scale mite genus Pterygosoma Peters, 1849 (Acariformes: Pterygosomatidae), Zootaxa 4805 (1), pp. 1-147 : 18

Group: inermis

Diagnosis. Palps not more than 4 times longer than wide. Antero-lateral setae few in number (7–30 pairs) and arranged in two distinct clusters on each side of idiosomal dorsum: anterior and lateral. Setae dm1 tapered. Setae dm3 present. Peripheral setae in medial part of idiosomal dorsum absent. Peripheral setae in lateral parts of idiosomal dorsum: filiform, apically expanded or paddle-shaped, and arranged in 1 row. Four pairs of genital setae g1–g4 present. Pseudanal series with 5–10 pairs of filiform, apically expanded or paddle-shaped setae.

Included species. Pterygosoma adramitana Jack, 1961 , P. aqabensis Fajfer and Melnikov, 2014 , P. balochistani Fajfer, 2016 , P. dhofarensis Fajfer and Melnikov, 2014 , P. inermis ( Trägårdh, 1905) , P. inermis stoliczkana Jack, 1962 , P. parasiniatum Fajfer, Melnikov and Dabert, 2016 , P. persicus Hirst, 1917 , P. sinaita Jack, 1961 , P. theobaldi Fajfer, Melnikov and Dabert, 2016

Distribution. These species are found in the Palearctic ecozone.

Host range. This group is associated with agamid lizards of the genera Acanthocercus , Laudakia , Paralaudakia , Phrynocephalus , Pseudotrapelus , Stellagama and Trapelus (Agamidae) .